Simplify. Express your answer with positive exponents. Assume that all variables are nonzero.
-$x^{-2}$
A) $\frac { 1 } { x ^ { 2 } }$
B) $- x ^ { 2 }$
C) $x ^ { 1 / 2 }$
D) $= -\frac { 1 } { x ^ { 2 } }$

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A negative exponent indicates that the base is on the wrong side of the fraction line, so to make the exponent positive, you move the base to the other side of the fraction line. $x^{-2}$ becomes $\frac{1}{x^2}$.

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